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The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of bonds and other debt instruments. The fund has considerable flexibility in seeking strong returns and its portfolio is constructed with a goal of being able to respond to a wide variety of market conditions. The funds investments typically include, but are not limited to, debt instruments issued by the U.S. government and its agencies such as U.S. Treasury securities, corporate bonds, bank loans which represent an interest in amounts owed by a borrower to a syndicate of lenders, and various types of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

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Former &#34;Bond King&#34; Bill Gross, who popularized the “Total Return” strategy in the 1980s, has criticized current proponents of that approach, saying almost all such funds have become quasi “index funds” in the last five years.  

Bill Gross Has A Problem With Today&#39;s &#39;Total Return&#39; Bond Funds: &#39;They Should All Change Their Names&#39;

As of Jan. 31, 2025, three stocks in the consumer staples sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock&#8217;s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock&#8217;s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/rsi">RSI is above 70</a>, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>. 
Here's the latest list of major overbought players in this sector.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">British American Tobacco PLC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTI#NYSE">BTI</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Jan. 27, UBS analyst Faham Baig upgraded British American Tobacco from Neutral to Buy. The company's stock surged around 9% over the past month and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BTI">52-week high of $39.76</a>.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 75&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>BTI Price Action: Shares of British American Tobacco gained 1.1% to close at $39.68 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EL#NYSE">EL</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Jan. 30, Wells Fargo analyst Christopher Carey maintained Estee Lauder with an Equal-Weight rating and raised the price target from $74 to $80. The company's stock gained around 14% over the past month and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/EL">has a 52-week high</a> of $62.29.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 77.1</li>
<li>EL Price Action: Shares of Estee Lauder gained 3.9% to close at $85.48 on Thursday.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Turning Point Brands Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TPB#NYSE">TPB</a>)</h3>
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<li>On Jan. 10, Roth MKM analyst Scott Fortune reiterated Turning Point Brands with a Buy and maintained a $70 price target. The company's stock gained around 12% over the past five days and has a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TPB">52-week high </a>of $66.18.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 73.1</li>
<li>TPB Price Action: Shares of Turning Point Brands gained 5.3% to close at $63.00 on Thursday.</li>
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Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Jefferies analyst Christopher LeFemina initiated coverage on Core Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNR#NYSE">CNR</a>) with a Hold rating and announced a price target of $93. Core Natural Resources shares closed at $92.36 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/cnr/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Cory Carpenter initiated coverage on Oddity Tech Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ODD#NASDAQ">ODD</a>) with an Overweight rating and announced a price target of $55. ODDITY Tech shares closed at $46.87 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/odd/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler initiated coverage on Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZG#NASDAQ">ZG</a>) with a Neutral rating and announced a price target of $88. Zillow shares closed at $80.93 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ZG/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Canaccord Genuity analyst Joseph Vafi initiated coverage on Dave Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAVE#NASDAQ">DAVE</a>) with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $120. Dave shares closed at $96.94 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DAVE/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Evercore ISI Group analyst James Kammert initiated coverage on NNN REIT, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NNN#NYSE">NNN</a>) with an In-Line rating and announced a price target of $42. NNN REIT shares closed at $39.69 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NNN/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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CORRECTION: AbbVie Sees FY25 Adj. EPS $12.12-$12.32 vs $12.18 Est.; Reaffirms Long-Term Revenue Growth Outlook of High Single-Digit CAGR Through 2029

Deutsche Bank analyst Sidney Ho maintains KLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLAC#NASDAQ">KLAC</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $725 to $850.

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Deutsche Bank Maintains Buy on KLA, Raises Price Target to $850

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Raghuram Selvaraju maintains Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AXSM#NASDAQ">AXSM</a>) with a Buy and raises the price target from $180 to $190.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Maintains Buy on Axsome Therapeutics, Raises Price Target to $190

Needham analyst Quinn Bolton reiterates Intel (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) from Hold to Hold.

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Needham Reiterates Hold on Intelto Hold

B of A Securities analyst Jason Kupferberg maintains Visa (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/V#NYSE">V</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $331 to $363.

B of A Securities Maintains Neutral on Visa, Raises Price Target to $363

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades, downgrades and initiations, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>Baird analyst Benjamin Hartford downgraded the rating for United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>) from Outperform to Neutral and lowered the price target from $160 to $130. UPS shares closed at $114.90 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/UPS/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Goldman Sachs analyst Neil Mehta downgraded Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OXY#NYSE">OXY</a>) from Neutral to Sell and slashed the price target from $54 to $45. Occidental Petroleum shares closed at $48.92 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/OXY/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Piper Sandler analyst Michael Lavery downgraded the rating for The Hershey Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HSY#NYSE">HSY</a>) from Neutral to Underweight and cut the price target from $153 to $120. Hershey shares closed at $152.14 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/HSY/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>B of A Securities analyst Jessica Reif Cohen downgraded Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) from Buy to Neutral and lowered the price target from $50 to $38. Comcast shares closed at $33.25 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CMCSA/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Truist Securities analyst Neal Dingmann downgraded the rating for Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MUR#NYSE">MUR</a>) from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $42 to $31. Murphy Oil shares closed at $27.47 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MUR/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Patrick Trucchio reiterates Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VIR#NASDAQ">VIR</a>) with a Buy and maintains $110 price target.

HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Vir Biotechnology, Maintains $110 Price Target

B of A Securities analyst Ken Hoexter maintains United Parcel Service (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $150 to $133.

B of A Securities Maintains Buy on United Parcel Service, Lowers Price Target to $133

Needham analyst Joseph Stringer reiterates Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRTX#NASDAQ">VRTX</a>) from Hold to Hold.

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Needham Reiterates Hold on Vertex Pharmaceuticalsto Hold

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AbbVie shares are trading higher following better-than-expected Q4 financial results.

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Patrick Trucchio reiterates Mind Medicine (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MNMD#NASDAQ">MNMD</a>) with a Buy and maintains $55 price target.

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HC Wainwright & Co. Reiterates Buy on Mind Medicine, Maintains $55 Price Target

A new player in the AI arena, DeepSeek, has unveiled an open-source language model, R1, that experts say is a game-changer in efficiency, raising questions about the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/43244653/bitcoin-ethereum-solana-crash-heres-why-chinas-low-cost-ai-model-deepseek-may-be-to-blame">future of AI development.</a>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The DeepSeek Effect</h2>
Developed for under $6 million, DeepSeek&#8217;s R1 has not only outperformed established competitors in several tests but has also called into question the established big-spending approach prevalent in Silicon Valley. 
This development has triggered a mix of optimism about democratized AI and fears of an AI stock bubble bursting, sending ripples throughout financial markets.
&#8220;Another DeepSeek is hiding in plain sight,&#8221; said Roi Ginat, CEO of Endless AI, a multimodal AI company, highlighting DeepSeek's influence in making impactful AI with limited resources. 
Ginat&#8217;s own company, EndlessAI, has been working on efficient video processing, echoing DeepSeek's stand to using LLMs in practical, cost-effective ways. 
Ginat told Benzinga that EndlessAI provides the tools to make existing models work smarter by using proprietary video transfer optimization which enables massive cost reduction for video processing, adding that this is complementary, not competitive, with what DeepSeek is doing.
Speaking with Benzinga, Satya Nitta, CEO of Emergence AI, an AI orchestration company, echoed the sentiment, calling DeepSeek R1 a &#8220;meaningful advance in broadening access to AI reasoning.&#8221; 
Nitta emphasized the importance of open-source solutions that are not only trusted but also scalable and adaptable to evolving needs.
Matthew Putman, CEO of Nanotronics, an industrial AI company, told Benzinga that DeepSeek&#8217;s achievement demonstrates that &#8220;it is possible to do more with less,&#8221; suggesting that resource constraints may fuel innovation. 
Putman sees these developments as essential for broader adoption of AI for industries beyond just text generation, stressing it's critical for advancing semiconductor production, which makes AI technology possible.
Mitesh Agrawal, CEO of Positron, an AI hardware company, pointed to DeepSeek&#8217;s success as evidence that &#8220;inference-time compute is the new scaling factor&#8221; in AI development, delivering real results with optimized systems. 
Agrawal told Benzinga that performance per dollar and performance per watt are critical to make the best AI models accessible.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Is DeepSeek A Cause For Concern?</h2>
However, concerns also accompany this disruptive innovation.
Speaking with Benzinga, Pukar Hamal, CEO of SecurityPal, an AI-enhanced security review company, warned about the security and regulatory implications of an "open-source" model with unknown alignment. 
Hamal highlighted the &#8220;gas law&#8221; of computing, whereby cheaper compute expands markets, but also stressed the need for guardrails to protect the public and maintain compliance.
These concerns translated into market jitters on the day DeepSeek news first broke.
The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.7% on Monday, the S&amp;P 500 slid 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.1% following the DeepSeek announcement.
The announcement of a new low-cost, high-performance open source AI model that competes with existing proprietary AI systems also drove volatility in the cryptocurrency market. 
Crypto markets also took a hit, with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) falling 5.5% and Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>) dropping 7% on Monday before recovering.
Other major altcoins also experienced significant losses, as traders grappled with the potential implications of DeepSeek&#8217;s emergence.
On Monday, altcoins like Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>), BNB (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/bnb/usd">BNB</a>), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>) and Cardano (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ada/usd">ADA</a>) were down 11%, 3.5%, 9% and 8.5%, respectively.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What&#8217;s Next For DeepSeek</h2>
DeepSeek's disruptive impact is already rippling through financial markets. 
The sharp declines in AI-related stocks and cryptocurrencies suggest that investors are reassessing the sustainability of current AI valuations. 
Analysts warn that DeepSeek's ability to deliver high-performance AI at a fraction of traditional costs may force industry leaders to rethink their strategies.
Moreover, experts believe DeepSeek's approach could reshape the $25 billion computer vision market and redefine the scalability of AI applications. 
As companies continue to push the boundaries of multimodal AI, the industry appears poised for a shift toward leaner, more efficient AI models that can thrive outside the confines of billion-dollar research labs.
In the face of this transformation, the question remains: will legacy AI firms adapt to the new paradigm, or will DeepSeek's breakthrough mark the beginning of a broader industry upheaval?
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Hitachi (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HTHIY#OTC">HTHIY</a>) reported its Q3 earnings results on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 07:00 AM.
Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.
<h3>Earnings</h3>
Hitachi missed estimated earnings by -9.0%, reporting an EPS of $0.4 versus an estimate of $0.44.
Revenue was up $903.00 million from the same period last year.
<h3>Historical Earnings Summary</h3>
In the previous quarter, the company missed on EPS by $0.07, resulting in a 5.0% increase change in the share price the following day.
Here's a look at Hitachi's past performance:

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<th>Q2 2024</th>
<th>Q1 2024</th>
<th>Q4 2023</th>
<th>Q3 2023</th>
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<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>0.41</td>
<td>0.05</td>
<td>0.33</td>
<td>0.34</td>
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<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>0.34</td>
<td>0.49</td>
<td>1.02</td>
<td>0.64</td>
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<td>Revenue Estimate</td>
<td>15.82B</td>
<td>12.27B</td>
<td>15.53B</td>
<td>13.49B</td>
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<td>Revenue Actual</td>
<td>15.68B</td>
<td>14.19B</td>
<td>18.68B</td>
<td>15.28B</td>
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</tbody>
</table>

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
<h3>Guidance</h3>
Hitachi management provided guidance for FY 2024, expecting earnings between $0.91 and $0.91 per share.
To track all earnings releases for Hitachi <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/HTHIY/earnings">visit their earnings calendar here.</a> 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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Earnings Summary: Hitachi Q3

AbbVie (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $2.16 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.11 by 2.37 percent. This is a 22.58 percent decrease over earnings of $2.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $15.102 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $14.827 billion by 1.85 percent. This is a 5.60 percent increase over sales of $14.301 billion the same period last year.

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AbbVie Q4 2024 Adj. EPS $2.16 Beats $2.11 Estimate, Sales $15.102B Beat $14.827B Estimate

HC Wainwright &amp; Co. analyst Joseph Pantginis reiterates Lineage Cell Therapeutics (AMEX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LCTX#AMEX">LCTX</a>) with a Buy and maintains $9 price target.

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Former &quot;Bond King&quot;&nbsp;Bill Gross, who popularized the &ldquo;Total Return&rdquo; strategy in the 1980s, has criticized current proponents of that approach, saying almost all such funds have become quasi &ldquo;index funds&rdquo; in the last five years.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Gross, the co-founder of&nbsp;PIMCO, said some of these &quot;Total Return&quot; funds are actively managed with the ability to go low in terms of maturity duration, but they all seem to be chasing &ldquo;index-plus&rdquo; performance as opposed to &ldquo;total return&rdquo; management.&nbsp;

&ldquo;Perhaps they should all change their names to &#39;index plus&#39; to reflect that reality,&rdquo; he said in an article on&nbsp;<a href="https://williamhgross.com/50-basis-deposit-no-return/" target="_blank">his&nbsp;</a>website.

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Gross said that when he had started a total return fund, his idea was to combine interest income with capital gains in bond prices to produce a &ldquo;total return&rdquo; over and above current yields.

Gross said it worked famously until the beginning of this year. &ldquo;Admittedly, a secular bond bull market was a huge tailwind, but PIMCO&rsquo;s &#39;Total Return Fund&#39; used other non-index strategies to differentiate itself from the pack. &quot;The years 2007-2009 were particularly reflective, voiding subprime mortgages much like&nbsp;Michael Burry&rsquo;s&nbsp;&#39;Big Short&#39; in the hedge fund space,&rdquo; he said.

This led to PIMCO&#39;s total assets doubling to $2 trillion in the ensuing few years, Gross added.

Lost Vision:&nbsp;He pointed out that between 2014 and now, some of the leading proponents of this strategy have lost their total return &ldquo;charter,&quot; or vision, adding that their year-to-date returns are down between 16% and 18%.

Gross also observed that individual investors have been misled. &ldquo;Would they have preferred to pay 50 basis points for the privilege of outperforming a bond market index and losing 15% of their money?&rdquo; he questioned.

Suggestion: Gross said such bond funds should change their names or perform their original mission of returning current bond market yields in addition to alpha from non-durational sources.

The expert also highlighted an ETF in which he invests. &ldquo;I have been investing in an ETF that charges only 0.03% in fees and is accurately labeled as&nbsp;iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/stip#NYSE" target="_blank">STIP</a>) with the NYSE stock symbol of &#39;STIP.&#39; Truth in advertising,&rdquo; he said.

Some of the total return ETFs have given negative returns since the beginning of 2022. For example, the&nbsp;PGIM Total Return Bond ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ptrb#NYSE" target="_blank">PTRB</a>) is down over 18% since the beginning of the year, while the&nbsp;T Rowe Price Total Return ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/totr#NYSE" target="_blank">TOTR</a>) is down over 19% in the same period.

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